a yes, who wouldn't want to play Angry Birds on a camera hump

for....reasons, I've been going through the Switch Weekly archives of late, and oh boy the number of links that just do not work anymore is depressing.

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new assistant putting in a shift

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"going to any cool festivals soon?" "yeah man, b2b ecosystem lets go!" 😐

I use em dashes ALL THE TIME. It’s weird to think others have stopped, weirder to think of the cat and mouse game we’ll be playing with AI to try to be pattern-breakers as it absorbs our new patterns www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/m...

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Sending the 450th issue later today! ⤵️

Sending the 450th issue later today! ⤵️

only the highest-fidelity gaming in this house

Picked up a copy!

what a mess

😐 @jon.gvg.io is bang on the money here, the marketing for Metroid Prime 4 so far has been off the mark.

Can anyone help? Can you launch a game on Switch and it NOT ask which user to use to play it?

for people too young to have lived through it the whole internet used to be stuff like this, other than pages about linux development or porn, but otherwise, all stuff like this

I didn’t really vibe with Legends: Arceus, but tempted to give it another go ahead of Z-A. 🤔

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Why is physical play often considered more valuable than digital play? In our latest episode, veteran journalist and Family Gamer TV founder @geekdadgamer.bsky.social shares his insights on the evolution of children's play and how digital and physical play can coexist. Listen now: apple.co/4pqYSFC

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LINK ROT: 38% webpages that existed in 2013 were no longer available 10 years later. Even among pages that existed in 2021, 22% no longer accessible just two years later. This is often because individual page was deleted or removed on otherwise functional website. Many implications for knowledge 🧪

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dbrand has fixed its Killswitch case for the Switch 2 with new grips for the Joy-Con. I tested things out: youtu.be/RpNI59pjink

Today, September 13th, 2025, is the 40th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. The game was first released on this day in 1985 for the Famicom in Japan. This game literally changed my life and its impact cannot be understated. 🍄

another successful Peak run…

cant believe nintendo is making this gobby little freak a reality

It wasn't a dream then. Can hardly believe I'll be on @simonparkin.bsky.social's prestigious podcast. In terms of my imposter syndrome, this is validating in just lovely ways. Do share and subscribe to hear it early.

Curious as to what’s in the cardboard accessory to make the app work. 🤔

A new case with 'Joy-Lock' grips promises no detachment issues. overkill.wtf/testing-dbra...

this is a bit of a tall order to play a small collection of games you don't actually own

I dunno man....

Nintendo was so proud of how the Switch redeemed the Wii U that they decided to give the Switch 2 an even more ambitious assignment

wishing you all a wonderful direct

a fix for the character select screen in Mario Kart World

No idea if it was a good deal or not, but I picked up an old Wii for £40 with Wii Sports + Resort. Sold my original Wii years ago, so looking forward to getting back into some WAGGLE.

This iPhone Air feels like the most clear bit of R&D out in the open, preparing for the inevitable folding iPhone next year. Looks super nice, but too many compromises otherwise. Bit of a hard sell? Next year, they'll just slap two of these together, unfold to iPad mini size, right?

Acclaim coming back HARD

Atari's decision to release its own Metroidvania game on the same day as Hollow Knight: Silksong appears to have hurt sales. Adventure of Samsara has only hit 12 concurrent players on Steam so far, despite having 100% positive reviews on the platform. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/atari-l...

What a surprise www.theverge.com/news/773928/...

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The first video game Happy Meal & the best video game Happy Meal: SUPER MARIO BROS 3 (1990)

Caught up with that 007 First Light presentation. Looks superb. 👌

While all eyes are on Team Cherry’s long-awaited sequel, a handful of other games are quietly launching alongside it. overkill.wtf/hollow-knigh...

everything old is new again

I wish more was made of this. 1 vs. 100 ruled.

somewhat surprising that this hasn't already happened tbh